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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Requirements
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
"In addition to the credits required for the General Education requirements, students must take nine credits of courses numbered 200 or above with at least one course prerequisite ("upper level") in an area outside the academic major. These nine credits may not be presented to satisfy the general education requirements in Human Values and Social Contexts, Mathematics and Science."
Since these courses may not be used to satisfy general education requirements, the Honors core (Civilizations & one tutorial) will not cover this requirement. However, a second tutorial would satisfy the requirement, as would thesis work if the thesis was not done in the major (though we don't recommend this!)
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
"To obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree students must complete, within their program of study, 27 credits in courses meeting the human values and social context general education criteria of the university. At least 12 credits of these must be at the 200 level or above."
In particular, for a BA in Biology, Botany, or Zoology:
"The BA also requires students to develop an enriched international perspective. This may be done by (1) establishing proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate level, (2) completing at least one semester in a University of Maine approved foreign exchange program, or (3) completing nine credits in General Education courses in Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives. Credits earned may be used to fulfill some General Education requirements. The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture has a BA requirement of 27 credits in General Education courses in Human Values and Social Context."
While the Honors core (Civilizations & one tutorial) will satisfy 19 of these 27 credits, since none of the Civilizations courses are specifically designated as Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, you may still need an additional 9 credits in that area if you don't do (1) or (2) above. We are currently pursuing some clarification of this particular requirement.